basic principals of inrush current limiting
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Protection DevicesInrush Current Limiting NTCs
EPCOS AG A Group Company of TDK-EPC Corporation PPD PD VAR PM Munich, Germany Feb 2010
Protection devicesMajor applications Overload protection Telecom line protection Surge voltage protection at Telecom installations and AC lines PTC relays for compressors start LED current regulation Heating elements Surge arresters PTC elements Disk varistors ICLs Inrush current limiting
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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ICLs - The Safe Start
Inrush Current Limiters from EPCOS. A safe and reliable protection for capacitive loads in switching circuits and for soft starting of inductive loads. TDK-EPC Corporation 2010 PPD PD VAR PM 01/10 3
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
Principle of ICL-NTCs
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TResistance / Temperature Curve Typical load current characteristic
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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ICL - Inrush Current LimitingReducing of inrush current in order ... Inrush Current Limiting in
to reduce the peaks in the circuit to protect other components to avoid tripping of fuses to reduce PCB size compared to fixed resistors
Switched Mode Power Supplies Soft Start of Electric Motors Halogen Lamps Fluorescent Lamps Transformers
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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ICL Advantages Wide product range 12 various ceramic systems Rated resistance(25 : 1 up to 80 [ohm] C) Max. permissible current : 1.3 up to 20.0 [A] No current derating in the range of 0 to 65 C (except S237) High reliability Tested according to IEC 60068 (dry heat, damp heat, rapid temperature cycling) Endurance, pulse strength are proved. UL approval (E69802) Inside- and outside kink lead are also available (Inline kink lead is standard.)
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ICL Product FamiliesSeries B57153S B57235S B57236S B57237S B57238S B57364S B57464S 0.1 1.0 10.0 100.0 Ohm
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ICLs: Structure and PrincipleR
TR/T characteristics of a NTC
Sintering various oxide together with other additives produces a polycrystalline, semi-conductive, temperature depending ceramic. This phenomenon results in a Negative Coefficient Thermistor (NTC)
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Circuit PrincipleThe ICL is placed in series with the load before the capacitive or inductive load. The NTC thermistors specifically developed for this application limit the current at turn-on by their relatively high cold resistance. As a result of the current load the thermistor heats up and reduces its resistance. Hence the ICL provides protection from undesirable high inrush currents but features low power consumption during continuous operation.Protection Devices: ICL Basis TDK-EPC Corporation 2010 PPD PD VAR PM 01/10 9
Principle of ICL-NTCs
The thermal properties of a Power NTC can be used to limit harmful switch-on currents of capacitive loads. At turn-on the NTC restricts the current flow into the capacitor due to its `cold` resistance. The current flowing through the NTC causes it to self heat and thereby reducing its resistance by a factor 10 to 50.
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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Load Derating of ICLs
Derating curve for maximum permissible continuous current vs ambient temperature
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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Circuit Examples
Typical Power Supply (Line Line)Input protected by Varistor against over-voltages. Capacitor protected against inrush-currents by an ICL. Load fuse additionally used to protect the Varistor against thermal runaway.
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Power Supply with Relay (Line-Line)Sensing circuit shorts-out the ICL when the capacitor has reached a predetermined voltage i.e. 95% of charge..
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Protection of Drives and Invertors
Mains
Rectifier
Inverter
Motor M
DC-Link
Block Varistors protect each phase of Drive ICLs protect the Capacitors
Protection Devices: ICL Basis
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Fields of Application
Disks in Entertainment ElectronicsA guideline for the selection of types for this application.
VAR
ICL
S05 S20, ETFV, SFS 175V / 275V S153, S236, S237 4.7 / 10.0 Ohm
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Disks in Consumer Electronics
A guideline for the selection of types for this application.
VAR ICL
S05 S20, 275V / 300V S153 S364
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Disks in Power Supplies
SMPS / UMPS
Compressor
Energy-Meter
Varistors S++K175 / 275 (E2) SFS; ETFV ICL S153; S235;S236Protection Devices: ICL Basis
Varistors S++K175 - 420 (E2) SFS; ETFV ICL S153;S235;S236
Varistors S10K385 / 420 / 510 (E2) S14K385 / 420 / 510 (E2) S20K385 / 420 / 510 (E2)
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